Originally Posted by
Brutal Metal
I don't see him attaining 5 degrees of positive Caster with the factory crap hardware? negative 1 degree of Camber won't be easy either..
Why does he need 5 deg of positive caster? Thats not factory spec,.. neither is -1 camber,.. though -1 deg is perfectly attainable with out CC plates as my my wife's Cobra above was set to -1 deg camber. -1 deg camber causes the inside edge of the tire to wear faster than the rest during regular street driving. It only serves an advantage on the track and creates problems on wet roads during rain storms. The front wheels are more prone to slide on slick roads during hard braking with -1 deg camber. Lowering a car with a strut suspension creates neg camber on its own. If he has stock springs and puts those Sportlines on,.. he should be sitting at -1.25º of camber if he had a stock alignment.
5 deg of pos caster will make the steering considerably stiffer than stock and returns to center much too quickly for my tastes when letting go of the wheel. Can be awkward for a driver not prepared for that type of reaction.
Factory specs are as follows. (For 94 - 04 GT's)
(Camber) -0.50º +/- 0.75º
(Caster) 3.2º +/- 0.75º
(Toe in) 0.25º +/- 0.75º Forida roads are beveled. A typical Florida spec would be 0.09º for the left wheel 0.12º for the right wheel.
The CC plates offer no more camber than the factory plates do. Inside lock to outside lock,.. you cant get any more then that even with plates. They do aid in creating more caster. I have never been a fan of severe positive caster. Doesnt feel natural to me. I like a smooth predictable steering wheel.
Hurst